US5926985AExpiredUtility
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Priority: May 31, 1995Filed: May 31, 1995Granted: Jul 27, 1999
Est. expiryMay 31, 2015(expired)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Garry D. Arbuckle
A47G 33/004B44C 5/00
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PatentIndex Score
6
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References
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Claims
Abstract
A humorous novelty office display item is disclosed, including several lightweight soft foam balls, a flat base with dished receptacles for holding the balls in a spaced array extending along the top of the base, and labels on the base that associate a message with each displayed ball.
Claims
exact text as granted — not AI-modifiedHaving described my invention, I claim:
1. A novelty display item, comprising; a plurality of lightweight objects each formed of a soft, foam resilient material; a decorative, rigid base with an array of object holders each holding a respective object to be displayed; a label with a different, lettered message positioned under each object, and attached to the base adjacent a respective cavity; each lettered message of sufficient size and distinctiveness to allow easy reading of the label lettered message from at least a distance of about ten feet.
2. The novelty display according to claim 1 wherein three objects are arrayed on said base, each on a respective holder.
3. The novelty display according to claim 2 wherein said lettered messages comprise, "Times Up", "What's Your Point", and "Tangent", respectively.
4. The novelty display according to claim 1 wherein said objects comprise balls constructed of soft foam rubber and are each of a color contrasting with the color of the other balls.
5. The novelty display according to claim 4 wherein said base object holders comprise dished cavities each having a respective ball resting therein.
6. The novelty display according to claim 1 wherein said labels are affixed on both sides of said base in identical pairs associated with each object.Join the waitlist — get patent alerts
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